ZIP 02906 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 735 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
735 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 184 | |
| 2023 | 123 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02906 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 183 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 99 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 75 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 45 | 6.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02906 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 42 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 12 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02906 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 14575100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $750 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02906.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 734 | |
| 2 | East Providence | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 735 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.